Roy Strutt Photography

Chris Humphries – Acrylics Painting Course – Yoxford

roystrutt — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:19:21 +0000

Just finished an acrylics painting course with Chris Humphries in Yoxford, Suffolk
Chris runs one day courses in his studio on the High Street (Taywood Cottage Studios) – we had a party of 6 and spent the day learning the basics and techniques of painting with acrylics
I can thoroughly recommend the courses – Chris is a very experienced artist with a good teaching style
Most images are taken with the Fuji X10

Chris Humphries working on Robin’s piece

Our work

Norman’s art

Arash’s art

Yvonne’s art

Robin’s art (unfinished)

Helena’s art

My art

Mother and Daughter – Jo and Grace – In Greensted, Ongar – 5DMKIII

roystrutt — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:58:39 +0000

Jo and Grace are mother and daughter with striking hair – the local fields around Greensted were in full bloom and made a great back drop for the shoot
Canon 5D MKIII – 24 70mm f2.8L and 135mm f2L
Just natural light from a late afternoon overcast sky – processed in Lightroom 4 with Canon camera and lens profiles – clarity and vibrance adjusted

Stephanie Lincoln – Leica and Canon studio / natural light

roystrutt — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:06 +0000

Last year at UK Model Folios in preparation for Miss London 2011 we had several photoshoots with Stephanie – Studio shots with Canon 5D MK2 – Natural light with Leica M9 and 50mm Summicron f2.0 / 90mm Tele Elmarit f2.8

Blake Hall Weddings – Richard and Sarah

roystrutt — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:31:10 +0000

Blake Hall is a perfect wedding venue – situated 4 miles from the M11 with an immaculately restored barn and surrounding gardens – this is a very popular choice with a healthy bookings calendar – Richard and Sarah married in The Saddlery – licensed for wedding ceremonies
Blake Hall has also recently refurbished The Old Coach House – for pre wedding preparations and as the honeymoon suite / accommodation
After a heavy rain shower the sun shone for Richard and Sarah, bringing out the beauty of the garden and its autumn colours
Canon 5D MK2 24 -70mm f2.8 , Canon 550D and Fuji X100

After the wedding ceremony the party retired to Alec’s Restaurant to enjoy the wedding breakfast and celebrate the marriage

FJ Bosworth and Sons – Healthy Pig Keeping

roystrutt — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:40:18 +0000

FJ Bosworth and Sons run a very efficient , immaculate and healthy pig rearing unit near Willingale in Essex – Stuart Bosworth was awarded Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year in 2011
Last month I photographed the farm for the Red Tractor Scheme Here are some of the younger piglets posing for the camera

Tulips from Holland – Keukenhof Gardens – Fuji X10

roystrutt — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:47:52 +0000

Last weekend the world famous Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands holds its annual tulip festival and parade
These are some images from the garden and surrounding tulip growing areas using the Fuji X10

Camera settings – auto ISO – AV mode and a mixture of apertures from wide open f2 to f5.6 to control depth of field

Country Bridal Shoot – Chipping Ongar – Low light test inside Greensted Church

roystrutt — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:06:11 +0000

Jemma and Lucy kindly offered to shoot this set with me ready for some vintage and country wedding themes Roy Strutt Photography have for this year
It was also a test for the new amazing Canon 5D MkIII and its low light capabilities
The portraits were taken in a local church at dusk on a grey rainy day – I used the Canon on auto ISO – AV mode with an upper limit of ISO 12800 – using jpeg rather than RAW to test the capabilities

First some outside work

These were from the church – It was very dim inside the church but the upper windows allowed some directional light – with careful positioning I was able to light Jemma sufficiently – It was extreme though – the images below were taken at f2.8 – f3.2 – aperture priority – Auto ISO gave ISO 12800 – shutter speed around 1/40 to 1/80th – this would have been impossible a few years ago

Right click and select properties on each image to see the shooting data

Miss London 2012 Bootcamp

roystrutt — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:53:50 +0000

The Miss London finalists – Winner, Amy Willerton and runners up, Charlotte Holmes and Syria Edghill are now preparing for Miss England 2012 this summer
I shot the bootcamp session recently in London – UK Model Folios are the organisers
Here is the finalist press release

This is the winner – Amy Willerton

Runner up – Charlotte Holmes

Runner up – Syria Edghill

This is Fay Bacon – UK Model Folios

…and here is a more complete slideshow with more images

Amore Bridal opens in Chipping Ongar

roystrutt — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:02:29 +0000

Amorae Bridal has recently opened in Chipping Ongar – offering a wide range of wedding dresses and accessories from designers such as White Rose , Demetrios , Cosmobella , Orea Sposa , Sonsie , D’zage , Ellea , Eternity and Phil Collins
I photographed the business recently – please contact Janis, Emmalee and Maria on 0277 366436 with any enquiries

Jess Roche – Oswald and Kane – British Clothiers

roystrutt — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:22:40 +0000

Jess Roche owns and operates a new British startup company called Oswald and Kane – specialising in the design and manufacture of clothing for the 16 – 30 year old market
Manufactured in London the clothing range is now on the verge of release – this shoot was a tester for the samples and the models – all from Essex Young Farmers

This is Jess

This is the Essex Young Farmers group who kindly modelled for us

…and the shirt samples